Both human and nonhuman organisms are sensitive to statistical regularities in sensory
inputs that support functions including communication, visual processing, and sequence …

Highlights•Many of the 10 000 bird species have complex vocalizations or vocal
learning.•Birds show stimulus categorization, concept learning and item sequence …

The use of abstract higher-level knowledge (also called overhypotheses) allows humans to
learn quickly from sparse data and make predictions in new situations. Previous research …

Episodic memory is memory for experiences within a specific temporal and spatial context.
Episodic memories decline early in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Recollection of episodic …

Sensitivity to the sequential structure of communication sounds is fundamental not only for
language comprehension in humans but also for song recognition in songbirds. By …

Simple Summary Our aim is to investigate the recognition of the structure of multi-element
configurations; one mechanism that supports communicative functions in different species …

Auditory patterns carry information in human speech at multiple levels, including the surface
relationships between sounds within words in phonology and the abstract structures of …

Artificial grammar learning (AGL) has become an important tool used to understand aspects
of human language learning and whether the abilities underlying learning may be unique to …

Rule learning is an important ability that enables human beings to adapt to nature and
develop civilizations. There have been many discussions on the mechanism and …

Logical inference is often assumed a human-unique ability, although many species of apes
and monkeys have shown some facility within a two-cup task in which one cup is baited, the …